Macro-fungal diversity in the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon
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Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P. O. Box 63, South West Region, Cameroon
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Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Bamenda, P. O. Box 39, Bambili, North West Region, Cameroon
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Bioscience eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute(BecA-ILRI) Hub, P. O Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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Received:
05 February 2017
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11 March 2017
Published online:
28 March 2017
Studies in Fungi
2(1): 47−58(2017) |
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Abstract
Fungi are one of the most species-rich and diverse groups of organisms on Earth, with forests ecosystems being the main habitats for macro-fungi. The Kilum-Ijim forest in Cameroon is a community forest populated by several species of plant and animal life forms; although macro-fungi are exploited for food and medicine, their diversity has not been documented in this ecosystem. Since anthropogenic impact on this forest may cause decline of macro-fungal diversity or extinction of known and previously undiscovered species, it is imperative to generate a checklist of the existing macro-fungi for use in the implementation of sustainable conservation and management practices. This study was therefore carried out to generate information on macro-fungal diversity in this forest. During a field study carried out between 2013 and 2015, 206 macro-fungi samples were collected and molecularly identified using the ribosomal ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2 regions. Sequence data analysis revealed that majority of the fungal isolates (87.93%) belonged to phylum Basidiomycota while 12.07% belonged to Ascomycota. Among the fungal genera detected, 18 are new records for Cameroon. This work represents the first comprehensive record of macro-fungi in Kilum-Ijim forest in Cameroon.
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NA Teke, TR Kinge, E Bechem, AM Mih, M Kyalo, F Stomeo. 2017. Macro-fungal diversity in the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon. Studies in Fungi 2(1):47−58 doi: 10.5943/sif/2/1/6
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NA Teke, TR Kinge, E Bechem, AM Mih, M Kyalo, F Stomeo. 2017. Macro-fungal diversity in the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon. Studies in Fungi 2(1):47−58 doi: 10.5943/sif/2/1/6
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